no se aceptan devoluciones
/no se aθebtan deboluθjones/from spelling rules
The English phrase "no returns" can be said in Spanish as no se aceptan devoluciones.
This phrase is used to state a policy where a customer cannot return a purchased item for a refund or an exchange.
What does it mean word for word?
Literally, no se aceptan devoluciones translates to "returns are not accepted".
Which one should you use?
You may encounter No se admiten cambios ni devoluciones if a business specifically wants to state that neither exchanges nor returns are accepted. For an even more formal way to express that a sale is final and no returns are allowed, use sin derecho a devolución, which means "without right to return".
How do you pronounce it?
/no se aθebtan deboluθjones/
Did you know?
- In many Spanish-speaking countries, a handwritten sign saying no se aceptan devoluciones may be legally ignored if the product is defective, as consumer protection laws often override a store's stated policy.
- The word devoluciones shares a common root with the English word 'revolt' through the Latin 'volvere', meaning 'to roll' or 'to turn'.
- The word se in this policy is a way to create an impersonal passive, making the rule sound like an objective law of the shop rather than a personal refusal by the clerk.
Examples in context
- Hola, en nuestra tienda no se aceptan devoluciones después de 30 días de la compra. Gracias por su comprensión.Hello, in our store no returns are accepted after 30 days of purchase. Thank you for your understanding.
- Lo siento, en esta tienda no se aceptan devoluciones.I am sorry, in this store no returns are accepted.
- Lea el cartel: no se aceptan devoluciones.Read the sign: no returns are accepted.
- El recibo dice que no se aceptan devoluciones.The receipt says that no returns are accepted.
Example conversation
Daniel is asking a clerk about a shirt he bought.
- Daniel¿Puedo devolver esta camisa?Can I return this shirt?
- SofíaLo lamento, Daniel, pero no se aceptan devoluciones.I am sorry, Daniel, but no returns are accepted.
- Daniel¿Ni siquiera por un cambio?Not even for an exchange?
- SofíaNo, la política de la tienda es definitiva.No, the store policy is final.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
